U+1550 "ᕐ" Canadian Syllabics R Unicode Character

U+1550 "ᕐ" Canadian Syllabics R is a grapheme used in the Inuktitut and Cree writing systems to represent the consonant sound /ʁ/ or /χ/, depending on the dialect, and is part of the unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block. As a final form in syllabic writing, it often appears at the end of syllables or words, denoting a uvular or guttural R sound distinct from the alveolar R found in many European languages. This character plays a key role in the orthographic representation of Indigenous languages across Canada, contributing to the preservation and written communication of these linguistic traditions.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1550
Version Added	3.0
Name	Canadian Syllabics R
Block	Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	ᕐ
HTML Hex Encoding	ᕐ
UTF-8 Encoding	0xE1 0x95 0x90
UTF-16 Encoding	0x1550
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00001550
C/C++/Java Escape	\u1550

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check	Yes
NFD Quick Check	Yes
NFKC Quick Check	Yes
NFKD Quick Check	Yes
Numeric Type	None
Numeric Value	NaN
Line Break	Alphabetic
Script	Canadian Aboriginal
Script Extensions	Canadian Aboriginal
Indic Syllabic Category	Other
ID Start	Yes
XID Start	Yes
ID Continue	Yes
XID Continue	Yes
Alphabetic	Yes
Vertical Orientation	Upright
Grapheme Base	Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break	Other
Word Break	Alphabetic letter
Sentence Break	OLetter